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Joel Hanley

Joel Hanley

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1991)


Joel Hanley (born June 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, Hanley has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens, Arizona Coyotes and Dallas Stars.

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Playing career

Hanley was born in Keswick, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the York-Simcoe Express minor ice hockey team.[1]

Hanley played Junior A with the Newmarket Hurricanes before spending four seasons with the UMass Minutemen ice hockey of the NCAA.[2] Following his college career, he signed his first professional contract with the American Hockey League's Portland Pirates; He spent two seasons between 2013 and 2015 in Portland including a short demotion to the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators.[2]

On July 1, 2015, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[3] He began the 2015–16 season with the Canadiens' affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. On March 20, 2016, the Canadiens recalled him.[4] He made his NHL debut that evening in a 4–1 loss to the Calgary Flames.[5] Two nights later, he recorded his first two career NHL points with two assists in a 4–3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.[6] He finished the season with six assists in ten games for the Canadiens, and 13 points in 64 games for the IceCaps.

On June 22, 2016, the Canadiens signed Hanley to a one-year, two-way contract extension.[7] He spent the majority of the 2016–17 season with the IceCaps.

On July 1, 2017, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[8] He appeared in five games for the Coyotes during the 2017–18 season, as well as 52 for the American Hockey League's (AHL) Tucson Roadrunners.

On July 1, 2018, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Dallas Stars.[9] On February 20, 2019, the Stars signed Hanley to a two-year contract extension.[10] He split the 2018–19 season between Dallas (16 games) and their AHL affiliate the Texas Stars (60 games). On May 1, 2019, he made his NHL playoff debut in Game 4 of the Stars' second round matchup against the St. Louis Blues.[11] It was his lone postseason appearance, as he suffered an upper-body injury.[12]

On September 10, 2020, Hanley recorded his first career playoff point, assisting on Jamie Benn's goal during Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights.[13] On September 19, he scored his first career NHL goal in a 4–1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning during Game 1 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals.[14] On April 14, 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with Dallas.[15]

In the midst of his sixth year with the Stars in the 2023–24 season, after registering 3 assists through 32 regular season games, Hanley was placed on waivers and subsequently claimed by the Calgary Flames on March 5, 2024.[16]

Career statistics

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. Beacon, Bill (March 21, 2016). "Habs' woes continue in 4–1 loss to Flames". CTV News Montreal. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. Hickey, Pat. "In the Habs' Room: Goal was 'a great feeling' for Mike Brown". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  4. "Stars sign Joel Hanley to one-year deal". Dallas Stars. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  5. DeFranks, Matthew. "Stars 'found a way to get it done' in Game 3's OT win over Vegas to retake series lead". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  6. DeFranks, Matthew. "Stars' Joel Hanley scores first career goal in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  7. "Stars sign defenseman Joel Hanley to two-year contract". NHL.com. April 14, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

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